The Cincinnati Bengals got their 2017 season off to a rather slow start. It's hard to feel good about things when it takes three weeks to score a touchdown.
That lackluster performance led to a change at offensive coordinator, with Bill Lazor taking over duties from Ken Zampese. There was no place to go but up for this offensive unit, but this shift potentially meant good things for rookie running back Joe Mixon, who has been on radars around these parts since Week 3. For example, when Lazor was with the Miami Dolphins from 2014 to 2015, he worked 109 targets (good for a 9.